Szeged Symphony Orchestra
The Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Szegedi Szimfonikus Zenekar) is an orchestra based in Szeged, Hungary.
History
[edit]The Szeged Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1969 by Viktor Vaszy, and is active both in the concert hall and for operatic performances in Szeged.[1]
Since 2012 it has been titled Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged.
Principal conductors
[edit]- 1969−1975 Viktor Vaszy
- 1975−83 Tamás Pál
- 1983−89 Géza Oberfrank
- 1989−91 Tamás Pál
- 1991−99 Ervin Acél
- 1999−2008, 2018− Sándor Gyüdi
Managing directors
[edit]- 2008−2013 Gábor Baross
- 2013−2018 Győző Lukácsházi
Music directors
[edit]- 1999−2004 Ervin Lukács
- 2004−2007 János Fürst
- 2008−2018 Sándor Gyüdi
Guest conductors have included Karl Richter, Alexander Frey, Lamberto Gardelli, Carlo Zecchi, Roberto Benzi, Libor Pešek, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry and Günter Neuhold.[2]
The orchestra has toured to Europe, Taiwan, Singapore, China and Brazil, and has made records for Hungaroton (Liszt, Madarász).[2] Other records include Dvorák Violin & Cello Concertos (Gramola), Kabalevsky Symphonies (Olympia), Liszt piano concertos (Aurophon), Dohnányi (DBE/CD), Mozart piano concertos (Duchesne World Records), Ravel, Roussel, Ives, Debussy and Bartók (AEM).
References
[edit]- ^ Conrad Mátra. Note for Hungaroton SLPX; Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies, 1979.
- ^ a b Brief history from the orchestra’s website
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